Carlo Manicone

Carlo Manicone (born 26 January 1998) is a Swiss-Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chiasso on loan from Lugano.

Carlo Manicone
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
Place of birth Lugano, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chiasso
(on loan from Lugano)
Number 98
Youth career
2013–2014 Team Ticino
2014–2015 Juventus
2015–2017 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lugano 11 (1)
2019 → Chiasso (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 → Bisceglie (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → Pianese (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Grosseto (loan) 2 (0)
2021– → Chiasso (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021

Professional career

Manicone begun his footballing career Switzerland with Team Ticino, before joining the youth academies of Juventus and Empoli in Italy. After being the player of the tournament for Empoli in the Torneo di Viareggio, on 27 July 2017 Manicone signed a four-year contract with Lugano.[2]

Manicone made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1–0 Swiss Super League to St. Gallen on 16 August 2017.[3] He injured the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee in the last matchday of the 2017–18 season, and was successfully operated requiring a recovery period of 6 months.[4]

On 23 January 2019, Manicone was loaned out to Chiasso for the rest of the season.[5]

On 2 September 2019, he joined Italian club Bisceglie on loan.[6] On 22 January 2020, he moved on another Serie C loan to Pianese.[7] On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Grosseto.[8] On 7 January 2021, he returned to Chiasso on another loan.[9]

Personal life

Manicone is the son of Antonio Manicone, who was also a professional footballer and former international of the Italy national football team.[10]

References
  1. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone". rsi.
  2. "Manicone 4 anni a Lugano - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
  3. "Lugano vs. St. Gallen - 16 August 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Carlo Manicone: intervento perfettamente riuscito - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
  5. Carlo Manicone è un nuovo giocatore rossoblù!, fcchiasso.ch, 23 January 2019
  6. "UFFICIALE CALCIOMERCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Bisceglie. 2 September 2019.
  7. "INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE CARLO MANICONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Pianese. 22 January 2020.
  8. "CARLO MANICONE IN PRESTITO AL GROSSETO" (Press release) (in Italian). FC Lugano. 6 October 2020.
  9. "NUOVO ARRIVO: BENTORNATO CARLO" (in Italian). Chiasso. 7 January 2021.
  10. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.
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